own pen; God willing, sometime I shall do so. Those who understand the piece as I do may read it from their own copies or write it out at the end of either The Supreme Sign or the Hizb-i Nuriye, after the tesbihat and the supplication, instead of our tesbihat "lā ilāha illā Allāh," which is recited thirty-three times, but only thinking of the meaning of the morning tesbihat.

T h e   F o u r t h consists of two points.

First: Our brothers in Isparta, especially Husrev, the Rose Nur hero, ask about my material winter needs, and want to help me, I thank them, but say this: their services for the Risale-i Nur are both profitable for the eternal happiness of all the students, and assist my needs for the winter that will follow the grave, my true winter. They perform these so perfectly that they exceed a thousandfold any aid for this temporary passing winter and its needs. If I had been able, I would have tried with all my life and spirit and the greatest pleasure to meet all their material needs. Don't worry about me; frugality and contentment are two inexhaustible treasuries.

Second Point: I was truly pleased by the fine, sincere letters of our brothers in İnebolu and that district, which at one time won the name of "Little Isparta" and more than anywhere suffered the calamity of prison recently in connection with our matter. Nevertheless, I am concerned that two heroes of the Risale-i Nur, father and son, have been unable to agree completely due to their differing temperaments. But however unfair a father is, his son is obliged to seek his pleasure. And however rebellious a son is, his father should not deny him his natural compassion. But for the sake of the Risale-i Nur and on account of the mutual self-identification of its students and their not criticizing one another and forgiving one another's faults, let alone such a father and son and such select, honourable, and leading Risale-i Nur students, even ones that are far from each other and enemies even, should not allow worldly, trifling, and emotional matters to cause dispute among them. In addition to the respect and compassion demanded by fatherhood and sonship, for my sake these two brothers whom I love should, as Nur students, disregard one another's faults and forgive one another, and not criticize each other,

I send greetings to each and every one of my brothers, and offer prayers for them. ∗∗∗